# AssemblyAI Universal Streaming (English)

AssemblyAI Universal Streaming (English) transcribes live audio for $0.0025 per minute on LLM API.

Model ID: `universal-streaming-english` · AssemblyAI · Streaming speech to text · Released March 19, 2024
Updated: 2026-10-13
Canonical: https://llmapi.ai/models/universal-streaming-english/

- Per minute: $0.0025
- Task: Live transcription

## Pricing

Served by AssemblyAI, the only provider.

| Price | Amount | Per |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Live transcription | $0.0025 | per minute |

**Volume pricing.** At higher monthly volume, AssemblyAI Universal Streaming (English) may cost less. Book a call and sales will quote a price for your usage. [Book a call with sales](https://meetings.hubspot.com/julia-andriienko/llmapi) or [Create an account first](https://app.llmapi.ai/signup).

## Call AssemblyAI Universal Streaming (English)

Streaming speech to text models are not called through an OpenAI-style endpoint. [Read the docs](https://docs.llmapi.ai/features/audio-streaming)

## Compliance, already done

LLM API is SOC 2 compliant, ISO 27001 certified, and compliant with GDPR and CCPA.

SOC 2 compliant, ISO 27001 certified, GDPR compliant, CCPA compliant: [Security and compliance](https://llmapi.ai/dpa/).

## More from AssemblyAI

- [AssemblyAI U3 RT Pro](https://llmapi.ai/models/u3-rt-pro/): $0.0075 per minute
- [AssemblyAI Universal-3.5 Pro](https://llmapi.ai/models/universal-3-5-pro/): $0.0035 per minute
- [AssemblyAI Universal Streaming (Multilingual)](https://llmapi.ai/models/universal-streaming-multilingual/): $0.0025 per minute

Prices synced 2026-11-09.

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